Oct 30, 2019
If you have a child and work takes you halfway across the world, you are parenting from afar. So what can you do before, during and after a deployment to make this whole experience better?
Special Guest
Tracy Beck has been facilitating workshops for children for over 20 years. These popular workshops for kids ages three to 12 are a great way to keep kids connected to the deployed parent.
Highlights
- 3:41 Every child goes through it differently
- Every family is different. There’s no right way, no wrong way. Every situation is different.
- 4:57 Know how your child will react.
- Do lots of things together before a deployment.
- 10:23 Calendar and a map
- 14:10 Capturing important moments during a deployment.
- Don’t plan too much after reunion.
Quotes
“Some of them are a little bit shy of the military person coming home. Others are just right in there like yay. Again, everybody is different. It's hard in that the military member, sometimes thinks things are the same.” - Tracy Beck
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Thank you
- This podcast is made possible by funding from True Patriot Love Foundation.
- Thank you to Organized Sound Productions for their help bringing this podcast to life.